Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

March 8, 2001

What Should We Learn From History?

Is history really worth studying? What can we learn from it? Is Bible history of any value today?

3 History​—Should We Trust It?

4 What Can We Learn From the Past?

8 The Bible​—Authentic History?

11 The Joys of Watching Birds

12 The Bible’s Viewpoint

Should We Go to Christian Meetings?

14 ‘They Will Beat Their Swords Into Plowshares’​—When?

20 What Is Interstitial Cystitis?

23 The Challenges of a United Germany

26 Namibia’s Mobile Sculptures

28 Watching the World

30 From Our Readers

31 A Tree That Will Stop You in Your Tracks

32 Impressed by Their Objectivity

Mediterranean Monk Seals—Will They Survive? 15

Only a few hundred of these beautiful animals still survive. Are they destined to become extinct?

My Struggle With a Debilitating Illness 18

Follow Tanya’s struggle with a painful illness that affects millions of women.

[Picture Credit Lines on page 2]

Center picture on cover: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library

P. Dendrinos/MOm